Saturday, March 03, 2007

Schizophrenia

Research indicates that children of older fathers may be more likely to develop schizophrenia:
A study on schizophrenia found that the risk of illness was doubled among children of fathers in their late 40s when compared with children of fathers under 25, and increased almost threefold in children born to fathers 50 and older. This study was also carried out in Israel, which maintains the kind of large centralized health databases required for such research.
It Seems the Fertility Clock Ticks for Men, Too
The New York Times, Feb. 27. 2007
And they've been maintaining those records for a very long time.
I wonder to what extent the risk increases when you hit 80 or 100.

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